Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan; Amendments 20 and 21; Trawl Rationalization Program; Pacific Halibut Bycatch Quota for the Remainder of the 2011 Fishery
catch-limit · west coast · halibut · Published 2011-07-19 · Effective 2011-07-19 · 76 FR 42588
Document
Document number
2011-18013
Federal Register citation
76 FR 42588
Type
Rule
Action
Agency determination.
Category
catch-limit
Region
west coast
Species
halibut
Publication date
2011-07-19
Effective date
2011-07-19
NOAA docket
Docket No. 101221628-0628-01
Abstract
NMFS announces that the provisions for the Pacific halibut trawl mortality bycatch limit and for calculation of Pacific halibut individual bycatch quota (IBQ) pounds in the Shorebased Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program will remain in effect for the remainder of the 2011 groundfish fishery. This announcement is required in order to maintain the current amount of Pacific halibut IBQ pounds in the Shorebased IFQ Program.